ColonelAngus
Diamond Member
- Feb 25, 2015
- 53,389
- 54,071
Those snowflakes love the environment!!
Epic clean up begins at Glastonbury Festival while revellers wade through fields of rubbish to make their way home
Kelly Jade for Metro.co.ukMonday 26 Jun 2017 9:25 am
33
An unreleased duet by Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez has just surfaced
Ed Sheeran took to the Pyramid stage last night as the last big headliner of the festival, and while the crowds may have thoroughly enjoyed their weekend, they don’t seem to want to take it home with them.
Not even when it comes to their own rubbish.
It’s time to go home (Picture: SWNS)
Seagulls circle the rubbish strewn across the fields (Picture: EUTERS/Dylan Martinez)
People sit amongst rubbish following the Glastonbury Festival (Picture by: Ben Birchall/PA Wire)
Festival goers walk past rubbish as they leave following the Glastonbury Festival. (Picture:Ben Birchall/PA Wire)
The clean-up across the 900-acre site has begun (Picture: SWNS)
Revellers amid the rubbish are seen near the Pyramid Stage at Worthy Farm (Picture: REUTERS/Dylan Martines)
A mass clean up has been set up following the festival’s activities, where groups are working together to clean up the heaps of rubbish left behind from the attendees.
With the party officially over, campers now have until 6pm to leave the 900-acre site, while crew and stall holders are given a week to clear the property.
Organisers have asked attendees to take their tents with them, with posters around the venue reading: ‘Love the farm, leave no trace’ and a heavy emphasis on recycling throughout.
Rubbish is collected following the Glastonbury Festival (Picture by: Ben Birchall/PA Wire)
Piles of rubbish left from festival goers were over-spilling from bins (Picture: Ben Birchall/PA Wire)
Wellington boots, drinks, food, tents were among items discarded (Picture: Ben Birchall/PA Wire)
The mass of litter has spread across the fields, from wrappers to full blown tents but workers are set to carry out a fingertip search of the land so that no rubbish is left behind.
The piles of garbage left behind add a stale tinge to a fresh weekend of music and celebration.
The 514 food vendors on site had only been allowed to provide compostable plates, cups and cutlery, while glass was banned across the festival.
A litter picking crew of up to 800 will begin to clear the huge area of rubbish on Monday morning, with tractors carrying magnetic strips travelling across the fields.
Workers will also carry out a fingertip search to make sure no inch of the land goes unchecked.
This dude couldn’t get enough (Picture: EPA/NIGEL RODDIS)
Glasto organisers Michael and Emily Eavis are already booking acts for the event’s 50th anniversary in 2020.
In an interview with the Glastonbury Free Press, the festival’s on-site newspaper, Emily Eavis described 2017’s event as ‘the best one yet’.
‘The weather has definitely helped but there have been so many wonderful things,’ she said.
So much rubbish left after the festival (Picture: Ben Birchall/PA Wire)
The clean-up has begun (Picture: Ben Birchall/PA Wire)
‘It’s the atmosphere around the site. It’s been incredible. We work so hard on this festival, that you can almost forget how good it is.
‘It’s the best thing in the whole world. I’ve had a great time. Everyone has.’
Emily and her father Michael, 81, insisted it was right for 2018 to be a fallow year to allow the land, village and local wildlife to rest.
Epic clean up begins at Glastonbury Festival while revellers wade through fields of rubbish to make their way home
Kelly Jade for Metro.co.ukMonday 26 Jun 2017 9:25 am
33
An unreleased duet by Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez has just surfacedEd Sheeran took to the Pyramid stage last night as the last big headliner of the festival, and while the crowds may have thoroughly enjoyed their weekend, they don’t seem to want to take it home with them.
Not even when it comes to their own rubbish.
It’s time to go home (Picture: SWNS)
Seagulls circle the rubbish strewn across the fields (Picture: EUTERS/Dylan Martinez)
People sit amongst rubbish following the Glastonbury Festival (Picture by: Ben Birchall/PA Wire)
Festival goers walk past rubbish as they leave following the Glastonbury Festival. (Picture:Ben Birchall/PA Wire)
The clean-up across the 900-acre site has begun (Picture: SWNS)
Revellers amid the rubbish are seen near the Pyramid Stage at Worthy Farm (Picture: REUTERS/Dylan Martines)
A mass clean up has been set up following the festival’s activities, where groups are working together to clean up the heaps of rubbish left behind from the attendees.
With the party officially over, campers now have until 6pm to leave the 900-acre site, while crew and stall holders are given a week to clear the property.
Organisers have asked attendees to take their tents with them, with posters around the venue reading: ‘Love the farm, leave no trace’ and a heavy emphasis on recycling throughout.
Rubbish is collected following the Glastonbury Festival (Picture by: Ben Birchall/PA Wire)
Piles of rubbish left from festival goers were over-spilling from bins (Picture: Ben Birchall/PA Wire)
Wellington boots, drinks, food, tents were among items discarded (Picture: Ben Birchall/PA Wire)
The mass of litter has spread across the fields, from wrappers to full blown tents but workers are set to carry out a fingertip search of the land so that no rubbish is left behind.
The piles of garbage left behind add a stale tinge to a fresh weekend of music and celebration.
The 514 food vendors on site had only been allowed to provide compostable plates, cups and cutlery, while glass was banned across the festival.
A litter picking crew of up to 800 will begin to clear the huge area of rubbish on Monday morning, with tractors carrying magnetic strips travelling across the fields.
Workers will also carry out a fingertip search to make sure no inch of the land goes unchecked.
This dude couldn’t get enough (Picture: EPA/NIGEL RODDIS)
Glasto organisers Michael and Emily Eavis are already booking acts for the event’s 50th anniversary in 2020.
In an interview with the Glastonbury Free Press, the festival’s on-site newspaper, Emily Eavis described 2017’s event as ‘the best one yet’.
‘The weather has definitely helped but there have been so many wonderful things,’ she said.
So much rubbish left after the festival (Picture: Ben Birchall/PA Wire)
The clean-up has begun (Picture: Ben Birchall/PA Wire)
‘It’s the atmosphere around the site. It’s been incredible. We work so hard on this festival, that you can almost forget how good it is.
‘It’s the best thing in the whole world. I’ve had a great time. Everyone has.’
Emily and her father Michael, 81, insisted it was right for 2018 to be a fallow year to allow the land, village and local wildlife to rest.
